The guilty verdict handed down this week to Hong Kong media tycoon and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai was expected but is still devastating, his daughter Claire Lai told CNN’s Jim Sciutto, blaming what she described as the city’s “highly compromised” legal system under Chinese rule. Read more
Cnn - Dec 17
60 Minutes reported from Hong Kong in 2019, when months of pro-democracy demonstrations turned increasingly violent. Jimmy Lai, a media company owner and democracy advocate, spoke with Holly Williams at the time about criticizing the Chinese government. Lai, now 78, was arrested in 2020, and conv... Read more
Cbs News - Dec 15
The business mogul and activist has been in ailing health and has already spent more than 1,800 days in solitary confinement in Hong Kong before his verdict. Read more
Npr - Dec 15
The former Late Show host appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote the new season of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction Read more
Rolling Stone - Dec 10
As France seeks to recalibrate its presence in regions of Africa facing political upheaval, while remaining attentive to accusations of neocolonial overreach, Jean-Emile Jammine is pleased to welcome Eléonore Caroit, Lawyer and France's Minister Delegate for the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Af... Read more
France 24 - Dec 04
In today’s newsletter: As pressure mounts to tackle the backlog of almost 80,000 cases, the government is considering sweeping reforms that senior lawyers warn may reshape justice in England and WalesGood morning. Yesterday, Rachel Reeves finally delivered her long-trailed budget aimed at plug... Read more
The Guardian - Nov 27
Brazilian democracy has spent the past three years in a near-permanent state of tension – a full-body clench against an ex-president who refused to accept defeat. On Saturday morning, those muscles tightened again. Read more
Cnn - Nov 25
One of the biggest recent hits on PS5 has been Helldivers 2, a game best described as an online, PvE multiplayer third-person shooter with a satircal tone that melds Starship Troopers with Warhammer 40,000. If you haven't yet enlisted in Super Earth's war machine, you can finally join the fight w... Read more
Gamespot - Nov 21
Christians believe in the doctrine of the Fall. C. S. Lewis put it in these words: "Christianity asserts that God is good; that he made all things good for the sake of their goodness; that one of the good things... Read more
Dispatch Argus - Nov 09
Donald Trump's whingeing about not being allowed to stand for a third term is being ignored by his own elective, writes Christopher Bucktin Read more
Mirror - Nov 01
